Srinagar — Security forces on Wednesday detected and destroyed a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on the Handwara-Baramulla highway in Kashmir, officials said.
A joint patrolling party of police and army found a suspicious bag by the roadside on the highway at Langate in Handwara area of Kupwara district, the officials said.
Officials said a bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot and the suspicious object taken to an isolated place.
The squad destroyed the object in a controlled explosion, the officials said, adding there was no damage done.
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